Court temporarily reinstates Texas anti-Big Tech law limiting users bans

Published May 12, 2022 12:00am ET



A federal appeals court in Texas Wednesday reinstated a Republican-backed anti-Big Tech law that stops social media companies from banning users due to their political beliefs.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision allows HB 20 to go back into effect while the case continues in the lower district court in Texas and is a win for Republicans, who have accused social media giants, such as Facebook and Twitter, of unfairly censoring conservatives like former President Donald Trump.

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